SAN DIEGO, California, Jan. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: Jimmy and Ashley Collins, a married couple living in Birchwood, Tennessee, were sentenced in federal court today for orchestrating a health care fraud scheme that bilked TRICARE - the health care program that covers United States service members - out of more than $65 million. Jimmy Collins received a 10-year prison sentence and was immed  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 26 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: Today, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, and Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a 28-State letter to the Biden Administration, demanding that President Biden reject efforts by Democrat attorneys general to halt ammo production at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. The letter responds to   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Jan. 26 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey led a coalition of 28 states in directing a letter to President Biden and his Director of White House Office Gun Violence Prevention Stephanie Feldman, urging them to ignore the demand of Democrat attorneys general to end commercial sales from Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, one of the country's largest ammo manufacturer  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 26 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news release: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced a $950,000 settlement, pending court approval, with Progressive Leasing, a Utah-based rent-to-own company that offered Pennsylvanians expensive leases of furniture, as well as other products and services. The Attorney General sued Progressive in August 2022, alleging that Progressive had failed to comply with the Rental Purchase Agreemen  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Jan. 26 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following statement on Jan. 25, 2024: * * * Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 24 of her fellow Republican governors sent the following statement supporting Texas Governor Greg Abbott's efforts to secure the U.S. Southern Border: "President Biden and his Administration have left Americans and our country completely vulnerable to unprecedented illegal immigration pouring across the Southern border. Instead of upholding   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 26 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes invites Utahns with concerns about social media harms to inspect the unredacted lawsuit against TikTok, which the Attorney General's Office has filed on behalf of the State of Utah's Division of Consumer Protection. The details of the complaint shine the light of transparency on the issues and concerns of the app for the public to see, and give parents the opportun  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 26 -- The Washington House Democrats issued the following news release: In 2017, the Utah Legislature passed a bill that lowered the blood alcohol content (BAC) from 0.08 to 0.05. It was the first state in the nation to do so. Now, Washington wants to follow suit, with a bill (House Bill 2196) sponsored by Rep. Brandy Donaghy (D-Mill Creek). "I introduced this bill because a few years ago, Washington witnessed the deadliest year on its roads in 15 years--with a whoppi  more